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Aegis: Block all Windows 10 components on Windows 7 and 8


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Aegis is a powerful script for Windows 7 and Windows 8 devices that takes care of all components related to Microsoft's news operating system Windows 10.

In addition to that, it is performing additional operations such as adding a number of Microsoft hosts to the blocklist, setting Windows Update to check/notify, and more.

 

Since it is script-based, it is easy enough to check out what it does in detail, and even to add or remove commands from the script to adjust it accordingly as its author allows code modifications or the sharing of the code or components.

Aegis in detail

Aegis is updated regularly to reflect changes that Microsoft makes, for instance by taking into account new updates or modified updates.

 

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The application is offered via a Mega download currently. The package is offered as a zip file that you need to download to your system. Once you have unpacked it, you find several command files listed in the directory that you can edit directly using any plain text editor.

 

The file setacl.exe, in case you are wondering supports the managing of Windows permissions from the command line.

 

How to use it

 

All you need to do is right-click on the file aegis.cmd and select "run as administrator" to get started. Follow the on-screen instructions from that moment on to complete the process.

 

Note: It is highly recommended to create a system backup before the program is run on a machine as you may not have any options to undo the changes should things go wrong.

 

So what does it do in detail?

  • Disables or hides the Windows 10 download directory.
  • Disables GWX (Get Windows 10), OneDrive, Telemetry, Wifisense.
  • Uninstalls or hides 31 KB updates.
  • Disables 31 schedules tasks.
  • Uninstalls Diagtrack.
  • Disables Remote Registry.
  • Blocks 188 Microsoft Hosts on 221 IPs.
  • Change Windows Update settings to check/notify instead of download/install.

The Windows Updates that the program uninstalls or hides

 

kb update  description
kb971033  update for windows activation technologies
kb2902907  description not available, update was pulled by microsoft
kb2922324  description not available, update was pulled by microsoft
kb2952664  update for upgrading windows 7
kb2976978  update for windows 8.1 and windows 8
kb2977759  update for windows 7 rtm
kb2990214  update that enables you to upgrade from windows 7 to a later version of windows
kb2999226  update that enables you to run windows 10 applications on earlier versions of windows
kb3012973  upgrade to windows 10
kb3014460  update for windows insider preview / upgrade to windows 10
kb3015249  update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in Windows 8.1 and Windows 7
kb3021917  update for windows 7 sp1 for performance improvements
kb3022345  update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
kb3035583  update installs get windows 10 app in windows 8.1 and windows 7 sp1
kb3044374  update that enables you to upgrade from windows 8.1 to windows 10
kb3046480  update for migrating .net when upgrading to later version of windows
kb3050265  update for windows update client for windows 7 june 2015
kb3050267  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 june 2015
kb3065987  update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 july 2015
kb3065988  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 july 2015
kb3068708  update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
kb3075249  update that adds telemetry points to consent.exe in windows 8.1 and windows 7
kb3075851  update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 august 2015
kb3075853  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 august 2015
kb3080149  update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
kb3083324  update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 september 2015
kb3083325  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 september 2015
kb3083710  update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 october 2015
kb3083711  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 october 2015
kb3112343  update for windows update client for windows 7 and windows server 2008 r2 december 2015
kb3112336  update for windows update client for windows 8.1 and windows server 2012 r2 december 2015

 

Closing Words

 

Aegis is a sophisticated program that is updated regularly to block Windows 10 components, updates designed solely for the promotion or installation of Windows 10, and other undesirable components on systems running Windows 7 or 8.

 

Aegis

 

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Stable Release v1.16

https://github.com/th3power/aegis-voat/archive/v1.16.zip

Updated Wed Mar 09

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Internet Explorer:

Some updates which may contain critical security patches for ie, as well as automated delivery of ie and related updates, will be blocked. Due to the obvious security risk posed by running an unpatched browser we strongly advise to uninstall ie. If you plan to continue to use ie you should probably not run this script - or manually patch and do so at your own risk.

 

 

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Updated Thu Mar 10 2016

 

v1.17-
update genblock to address outlook blocking issues
update genblock to add documentation and improve error checking/logging output
update host blocks
replace find with findstr
replace regedit /s with reg import
improved error checking throughout main script, this reduces unnecessary operations and errors
add notify message if reboot is required to complete some operations

 

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v1.18-
  add kb3150513 - may 2016 compatibility update for windows
  remove msftncsi from blocks - harmless, only used to test for network connectivity
  update host blocks
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Clean your Windows from Microsoft crapware.

Block 197 bad hosts, change windows update to check/notify (do not download/install), disable automatic delivery of internet explorer via windows update, disable ceip/gwx/skydrive(aka onedrive)/spynet/telemetry/wifisense, disable remote registry, disable 31 scheduled tasks, disable windows 10 download directory, remove diagtrack, sync time to ntp.org, hide/uninstall 50 kb updates (see below).

 

Windows Update:

Aegis will not block Windows Update. Instead it will change your Windows Update settings to 'check/notify but do not download/install'. We strongly advise users to continue installing new updates and to not completely disable them.

 

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